all backgrounds, that their full and equal participation at every level of our political process, that is the most fundamental building block of a stable and enduring democracy. we see it in iran. we know it to be true in afghanistan and everywhere around the world where women s rights have been repressed. those are the most repressive regimes for democracy for all, and that is true here too. joe. lawrence o donnell, thank you so much. greatly appreciate it. i can t help but, listening to rech and just thinking about america, sort of sets us apart when it comes to how we deal with women and leadership in leadership roles, especially as president of the united states. you can look back. my god, israel had golda meir 50 years ago. india, bhutto. you can go around the globe. the united kingdom, great britain, obviously the most important person on the world stage for them, protecting outward from britain, queen elizabeth. the entire era shaped by this woman. and in her time,
we ll go live to the capital of ukraine and get the latest from inside moscow in just a minute. plus, does the future of the war in ukraine hinge on the midterms in the u.s.? the republican victories in the house and senate mean less money or less military support? we ll dig into that, plus get a gut check on a couple of big races you haven t heard a whole lot about. finally, jury selection just getting under way in the second sex crimes trial of harvey weinstein. the stakes have been raised exponentially after he was given a chance to appeal his new york conviction. what are the chances he could be allowed to walk free? we start with the brutal attacks in ukraine and apparent return to tactics that russia used early in the war to try to terrorize and kill civilians. it represents the biggest, most widespread attack in months. russia claims that it was going after energy and military command facilities. but the vast majority were civilian targets, including an apartment
morning joe starts now. historic winter storm in western new york statement storm system is blamed for dozens of deaths across the country. it made holiday travel almost impossible on the roads or through the skies with thousands of passengers stuck at airports searching for new flights. meanwhile, the republican governor uses the christmas holiday to play hole papolitics migrants with no warning for groups. and we will take a look at the latest testimony released by the january 6 committee. including a conversation the former president had with one of his closest advisers in the days after the attack on the capitol. also ahead, we dig into the latest action by the democratic controlled house and how the white house is preparing for a divided congress good morning welcome to morning joe. it s monday, december 26th i m jonathan lemire. also with us at the table is affairs analyst and executive editor of recount and host of the podcast. like gene wilder in blazing
near gaza and israel s border with lebanon. more than 1 million residents of gaza have been displaced or told to leave their homes. the israeli war on hamas has led to destruction across gaza, not just in the north. right now, the palestinian ministry of health estimates that more than 8500 people have been killed in gaza, including more than 3500 children. the palestinian ministry of health is controlled by hamas, but in the past, it s statistics about death during these sorts of conflicts have been broadly accurate. internationalhi wealth organization save the children is now warning the [inaudib just children killed in gaza in just the last three weeks is greater than the total number of children killed in all global conflicts each year since 2019. it is, by all accounts, anyone looking at it, then enormous humanitarian crisis. an enormous domestic political challenge. in the aftermath of the october 7th terror attack, the worst atrocity committed against jews since the
good evening team from new york. i m chris hayes, here for a special second hour of all in. president joe biden is navigating extremely tense difficult international crisis, in the war with israel and hamas enters its 12-day. they believe 340 hostages remain in hamas custody. from gaza rockets continue to fly, roughly 250,000 israelis have been evacuated in the areas near gaza, and israel s border with lebanon. nearly 1 million residents of gaza have been displaced or told to leave their homes. the israeli war on hamas has led to destruction across gaza, not just in the north. right now, the palestinian ministry of health estimates that more than 8500 people have been killed in gaza, including more than 3500 children. the palestinian ministry of health is controlled by hamas, but in the past, it s statistics about death during these sorts of conflicts have been broadly accurate. international child wealth organization save the children is now warning the [inaudible] just ch